Subj : Re: Win4lin
To   : Sam Alexander
From : Tracker1
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 11:03 pm

Sam Alexander wrote:
> Linux is an entirely different world, and not for one who doesn't want to 
> spend some time learning something new.  For folks who just want to run a 
> BBS and don't mind the headaches that accompany running Windows, that's 
> fine.  But for computer hobbiests who truly want that extra level of control 
> over their computer which Windows can't offer, Linux is the only way to go.

What *extra* headaches, if you have a router/firewall and only allow the
bbs ports to the bbs, don't see the issue.. for a personal desktop, a bit
of planning, and knowledge helps.. It is possible to run a virus/spyware
free windows system/network.

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